AEW Ignoring Rankings With Another Gimmick Match To Determine #1 Contender For AEW World Championship!
On this past Friday’s Ramage all the competitors for the Casino Ladder Match, with the exception of the “Joker”, were revealed.
The “Joker” could be Miro who recently lost the TNT Championship to Sammy Guevara, but we’ll find out on Wednesday.
Considering Kenny Omega remains the AEW World Champion another surprise heel like Miro may not make sense.
Perhaps Hangman Page returns as the “Joker” as he has history with the champ?
UPDATE:
During this evening’s Dynamite the joker was revealed to a returning Adam Page who won the match.
Here’s how AEW recapped that main event for Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite.
Main Event Time!
Casino Ladder Match!
Andrade El Idolo vs. Jon Moxley vs. “The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer vs. “Big Money” Matt Hardy vs. “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy vs. PAC vs. The Joker Card!
The winner of this match receives a future AEW World Title match!
Two wrestlers start the match. Every two minutes another wrestler enters. The first person to climb the ladder and grab the AEW poker chip wins the match and receives a future AEW World Title match!
Our first two participants: “The Bastard” PAC and “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy!
Orange tried to put his hands in his pockets but PAC stopped him. PAC hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker on Orange. PAC went after the ladder and slid it into the ring. Orange pushed the ladder back out. PAC blocked a swinging DDT from Orange and turned it into a brainbuster!
Andrade El Idolo was out next with Jose the Assistant!
PAC dropkicked a ladder into Andrade’s face! PAC set up a ladder in the center of the ring but Andrade jump from the ropes to the ladder! Andrade blasted PAC with a sunset flip off the ladder!
“Big Money” Matt Hardy was out next!
Hardy ducked an Orange Punch and planted Orange with the Side Effect! Hardy set up a ladder in the center of the ring and tried climbing it, but Orange Cassidy pulled Hardy down. Hardy slammed Orange’s face into the ladder!
“The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer was the next entrant!
Archer propped Orange Cassidy onto a ladder and splashed him! Archer waited for the next opponent as the clock ticked down…and it was Jon Moxley!
Archer met Moxley in the stands and the two began to brawl on the arena floor! Moxley threw a chair at Archer!
During the match, we were informed by Tony Schiavone that Darby Allin has not been cleared to wrestle next week on DYNAMITE.
Moxley suplexed Orange Cassidy and then hit a shotgun dropkick on Archer!
The final contestant—“Hangman” Adam Page!
“Look who’s back!” said Tony Schiavone.
Page and Moxley traded strikes in the center of the ring! “Hangman” Page cleaned house! Finally PAC cut off Page’s momentum with a chair to Page’s back! PAC set up a table near a ladder in the ring. He placed Page on the table. PAC climbed the ladder, looking for a Black Arrow, but Andrade met him up there! PAC headbutted Andrade off the ladder, sending Andrade crashing to the outside of the ring onto a ladder!
Page used the Dead Eye off the ladder on PAC threw a table below! Mox spiked Page with the Paradigm Shift! Mox and Orange fought on top of the ladder but Hardy pushed the ladder down. Hardy jumped off the ladder with a leg drop onto Orange, crashing through a table below!
“Hangman” smashed Archer with the Buckshot Lariat! Page slowly climbed the ladder but Mox swung a chair at Page’s back! Mox and Page traded blows and finally Mox dropped off the ladder! Page grabbed the poker chip and won the match!
“What a poetic return for ‘Hangman’ Adam Page to All Elite Wrestling,” said Excalibur.
ORIGINAL:
Perhaps another rumored signing for AEW like Windham Rotunda aka Bray Wyatt?
However, considering AEW made a big deal about wins and losses meaning something, the contenders for either belt are in their most recent rankings from October 1, 2021.
So, with Bryan Danielson immediately getting a title shot at Omega last week and now this Casino ladder match, it seems AEW has realized the creative challenge of contenders based on a win-loss records.
